Objects of Act
6 Objects of Act
The main objects of this Act are to—
ensure benefits are available to support all people injured in motor accidents on a no-fault basis, subject to some exclusions and limitations; and
encourage early and appropriate treatment and care of people injured in motor accidents to achieve optimum recovery and return to pre-accident levels of activity and work; and
support people injured in motor accidents to access defined benefits; and
promote and encourage the early, quick, cost-effective and just resolution of disputes; and
continue and improve the system of motor accident injury insurance, and the scheme of statutory insurance for uninsured and unidentified vehicles, operating in the ACT; and
keep the costs of motor accident injury insurance at an affordable level; and
provide frameworks that allow competition in setting premiums for motor accident injury insurance policies; and
provide for the licensing and supervision of insurers providing motor accident injury insurance; and
establish and keep a register of motor accident claims to help the administration of the statutory insurance scheme and the detection of fraud; and
support and promote the prevention of motor accidents and the safe use of motor vehicles.
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